In this paper we demonstrate a new method for microfabricating PDMS devices that controls vapour diffusion, thereby reducing water loss at elevated temperatures and greatly increasing the reliability of the PCR. In the past, the vapour and liquid diffusion properties of the P t b m t t ©

Atmospheric water vapour effects represent a major limitation of repeat-pass Interferometric SAR (InSAR) techniques including InSAR time series approaches (e.g. permanent scatterers (PS) and small baseline subset (SBAS)). In this paper, it is demonstrated that atmospheric water vapour effects greater than 4 cm can be observed even in desert regions (e.g. Southern California) and the use of MERI...

Aerosol and water vapour measurements were performed with the lidar system WALES of Deutsches Zentrum für Luftund Raumfahrt (DLR) in October and November 2010 during the first mission with the new German research aircraft G55-HALO. Curtains composed of lidar profiles beneath the aircraft show the vertical and horizontal distribution and variability of water vapour mixing ratio and backscatter r...

The use of organic compounds in the European Union will in the future be regulated in accordance with the Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 [1]. In this directive, any organic compound is considered to be a volatile organic compound (VOC) if it has a vapour pressure of 10 Pa or more at 20C, or has a corresponding volatility under the particular condition of use. Introduction of such...

In this chapter we describe the preparation of polyimide thin films by physical vapour deposition and comment on their potential application as a pure material or a thin layer matrix for producing nanocomposite layers. Their superb properties, such as a low dielectric constant, high thermaland photo-stability, high chemical resistance and high optical transmittance predetermine their widespread...

The present study was conducted to provide toxicological data on e-cigarette vapours of different e-cigarette brands and liquids from systems viewed as leaders in the e-cigarette market and to compare e-cigarette vapour toxicity to the toxicity of conventional strong high-nicotine cigarette smoke. Using an adapted version of a previously constructed cigarette smoke constituent sampling device, ...

We propose a model for liquids with bubbles calling upon the theory of continua with microstructure. In addition to the contraction and expansion of bubbles due to pressure already included in models available in the literature on such continua, we take into account possible phase changes at the bubble surfaces. To begin with, we consider here the simplest constitutive assumptions for both phas...

Improved total atmospheric water vapour amount determination from near-infrared filter measurements with sun photometers F. Mavromatakis, C. A. Gueymard, and Y. Franghiadakis Department of Scienses, Technological Education Institute of Crete, Estavromenos, P.O. Box 1939, 710 04 Heraklion, Crete, Greece Solar Consulting Services, P.O. Box 392, Colebrook, NH 03576, USA Received: 14 March 2007 – A...